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Contemporary art speaks Korean
Free Korean language tour 무료한국어투어
Image: The new John Kaldor Family Gallery with Sol LeWitt’s Wall drawing #1091: arcs, circles and bands (room) 2003 © Estate of Sol LeWitt/ARS. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Saturday 21 May 2011, 11am
2011년 5월 21일 토요일 오전 11시
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and membership desk
Free
Patricia Piccinini artist talk
Contemporary artist Patricia Piccinini will discuss her practice and work ‘The comforter’ 2010
Saturday 21 May 2011, 12.00pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Contemporary galleries
Free
Bodyweather dance performance
Butoh artist Tess de Quincey and sound artist Jim Denley perform ‘Line in line’
Image: Jim Denley & Tess de Quincey in Breath Photo: Mayu Kanamori
Saturday 21 May, 1pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Performance by Ms Kandinsky
Colourful tales of artistic discovery through contemporary art, performed by Alex Norman.
Image: Alex Norman as Ms Kandinsky
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May, 2pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Contemporary collectors forum
Sydney collectors John Kaldor, Naomi Milgrom Kaldor, Andrew Cameron and Daniel Droga discuss collecting contemporary art
Saturday 21 May 2011, 4.00pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
Architecture tour
A walk-through of the new contemporary galleries with architect Andrew Andersons and deputy director Anne Flanagan
Image: The new John Kaldor Family Gallery with Sol LeWitt’s Wall drawing #1091: arcs, circles and bands (room) 2003 © Estate of Sol LeWitt/ARS. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Saturday 21 May 2011, 5.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Free
BMX bike performance
A celebration of street culture in contemporary art
Photo: Simon O’Brien © 2011 Michael Harris
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May, 10am
Duration 15 minutes
Location: Front of the Gallery
Free
Exhibition talk by Edmund Capon and John Kaldor
Gallery director Edmund Capon and John Kaldor introduce the new contemporary galleries.
Image: John Kaldor and Edmund Capon in front of Ugo Rondinone siebterjulizweitausendundnull 2000 (detail) John Kaldor Family Collection at the Art Gallery of NSW © Ugo Rondinone, courtesy Sadie Coles HQ London
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May, 10.30am
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Contemporary galleries
Free
Contemporary art speaks Mandarin
Free Mandarin Language Tour 免費普通話導覧
Image: The new John Kaldor Family Gallery with Sol LeWitt’s Wall drawing #1091: arcs, circles and bands (room) 2003 © Estate of Sol LeWitt/ARS. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Sunday 22 May 2011, 11am
5月22日，週日下午11點
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and membership desk
Free
Interactive character tour: Pertinos
Join our new Gallery character Pertinos on a lively tour of the contemporary galleries, specially written and created by children’s author Geoffrey McSkimming
Image: Tara O’Sullivan as Pertinos
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May 2011, 11am
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Artist talk by Callum Morton
Callum Morton discusses his work 'Motormouth'.
Image: Callum Morton Motormouth 2002 Contemporary Collection Benefactors’ 2002 © Callum Morton, courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery
Sunday 22 May, 12pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Contemporary galleries
Free
Interactive storytelling: contemporary art
With Open Stage Productions
Image: Monique Dykstra and Daniel Cordeaux
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May 2011, 12.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Special lecture by Tate curator Jessica Morgan
Jessica Morgan discusses the Tate’s collection.
Jessica Morgan
Sunday 22 May, 12.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Free
Contemporary artists talks
Leading artists discuss their practice and their works on display in the contemporary galleries.
Image: Aleks Danko. Photo: Jude Walton
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May 2011
Various times, as indicated
Location: Contemporary galleries
Free
John Kaldor Family Gallery audio-described tour
Tour of the John Kaldor Family Gallery for people who are blind or vision impaired
Image: The new John Kaldor Family Gallery with Sol LeWitt’s Wall drawing #1091: arcs, circles and bands (room) 2003 © Estate of Sol LeWitt/ARS. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Sunday 22 May 2011, 1.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Contemporary galleries
Free
Performance art by Destiny Deacon
An opportunity to see the first presentation of a new performance work by artist Destiny Deacon.
Image: Destiny Deacon Me and Virginia’s doll (detail) 1995. Gift of Phyllis Ada Evans (née Deacon) and her son Richard Deacon Evans 2002 © Destiny Deacon. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May, 2pm
Duration 15 minutes
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
Live music with The Rescue Ships
Singer/songwriters Brian Campeau and Elana Stone of The Rescue Ships perform original music and sounds from the 1960s.
Image: Elana Stone and Brian Campeau, The Rescue Ships
Saturday 21 May 2011, 3.30pm & 5pm
Sunday 22 May 2011, 12pm & 1.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Cafe
Free
Beat poetry with Miles Merrill
Miles Merrill performs Jack Kerouac's ‘On the road’ and Allen Ginsberg's ‘Howl’ with multi-instrumentalist Trevor Brown
Image: Miles Merrill
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May, 2.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Contemporary galleries
Free
Open Weekend 2011 films
‘I shot Andy Warhol’, ‘Basquiat’ and ‘Paris is burning’
Image: Basquiat (detail)
Saturday 21 May 2011, 2.00pm
Saturday 21 May 2011, 7.15pm
Sunday 22 May 2011, 2.00pm
Location: Domain Theatre
Free
Breakdancing performance
A celebration of street culture in contemporary art
Image: B*Boy Blond. Photo: Nick Bassett
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May, 3pm
Duration 15 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
ArtDocs film screenings
A special screening of documentaries highlighting artists in the contemporary collection
Image: Open Score by Robert Rauschenberg (detail)
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May, various times as listed
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
Contemporary galleries talks
Insights into contemporary art
Image: Nam June Paik Buddha game 1991 © Nam June Paik Estate
Saturday 21 May 2011, 1.30pm
Sunday 22 May 2011, 2.00pm
Sunday 22 May 2011, 3.30pm
Location: Contemporary galleries
Free
Drawing demonstrations
Discover more about drawing techniques in our newly refurbished works-on-paper study room.
Saturday 21 May 2011, 2.00pm
Sunday 22 May 2011, 2.00pm
Duration 2 hours
Location: Study room
Free
Help create a Sol LeWitt wall drawing
A rare chance to participate in creating one of LeWitt's wall drawings.
Saturday 21 May 11am-8pm
Sunday 22 May, 11am-4pm
Duration 9 hours
Location: Function space
Free
Live music with Mr Percival
A unique musical experience
Saturday 21 May 2011, 7.30pm
Sunday 22 May 2011, 4pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
David Jaffe lecture
The senior curator at the National Gallery, London 'flips the background'
Jeff Koons, Puppy 1995. John Kaldor Family Archive. Photo: Eric Sierins
Wednesday 1 June 2011, 7.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
New contemporary galleries celebrity talks
Personal insights on collecting, philanthropy and politics
Image: John Kaldor
Wednesdays 6.30pm
25 June – 8 July 2011
Location: Entrance court
Free
Michael Landy artist talk
Celebrated British artist Michael Landy discusses his past and upcoming work in association with Kaldor Public Art Projects.
Michael Landy The consuming paradox 1999 (detail) John Kaldor Family Collection at the Art Gallery of New South Wales © Michael Landy. Courtesy Thomas Dane Gallery, London
Wednesday 8 June 2011, 7.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Contemporary galleries
Free
Music in the ArtBar: Mr Percival
A unique musical experience
Wednesdays 25 May – 2 June 2011
5.15pm & 7.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Cafe
Free
State of the Arts talks
A series of free Friday lunchtime lectures in association with the new contemporary galleries
Fridays 27 May – 17 June 2011, 1pm
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
Printmaking workshop with Andrew Totman
An introduction
Image: Sol LeWitt’s Wall drawing #1091: arcs, circles and bands (room) 2003 (detail) © Estate of Sol LeWitt/ARS. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Saturday 25 June 2011, 10.15am
Duration 5 hours, 45 minutes
Location: Art Gallery Society (members lounge)
Charges apply
New contemporary galleries collection talks
Expert insights into works in the new contemporary galleries
Image: Mikala Dwyer Hanging eyes, from the series iffytown 1999. Gift of the artist 2002 © Mikala Dwyer. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Wednesdays 5.30pm
25 May – 13 July 2011
Location: Contemporary galleries
Free
Monday to Friday, 4–15 July 2011
11.30am
Duration 30 minutes
Free
New contemporary galleries children’s workshops
July school holidays
Image: Ugo Rondinone clockwork for oracles 2011 (detail) John Kaldor Family Collection at the Art Gallery of NSW © Ugo Rondinone
4–15 July 2011
Dates and times as listed
Location: Information desk
Charges apply
‘Untitled’ by Ms Kandinsky
Tales of artistic discovery with music, humour and interactive fun
Image: Alex Norman as Ms Kandinsky
Monday to Friday 4–15 July 2011
1.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Free
Saturday 23 July 2011, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Free
New contemporary galleries documentary films
David Smith + Christo
Image: Christo in Paris (1986) Courtesy National Film and Sound Archive
Saturday 23 July 2011, 2.00pm
Duration 1 hour, 56 minutes
Free
Wednesdays 2pm & 7.15pm
Sundays 2pm
29 June – 14 August 2011
+ Saturday 16 & 30 July 2011, 2pm
Location: Domain Theatre
Free
Barry McGee artist talk
with John Kaldor
Image: Barry McGee & Josh Lazcano (Amaze) New mural, East Houston Street and Bowery, New York, NY 2010 (detail)
Wednesday 14 September 2011, 7.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
Happiness and the City panel discussion
Michael Landy, Lisa Havilah, David Marr, Tanveer Ahmed
Saturday 24 September 2011, 3.00pm
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Domain Theatre
Free
InterACTive art 2011
School holiday performance
Image: Open Stage Productions: Monique Dykstra and Daniel Cordeaux
26–30 September 2011, 11.30am
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Information desk
Free
Rosemary Laing collection talk
Prof Abigail Solomon-Godeau, University of California, Santa Barbara
Rosemary Laing burning Ayer no 1 2003. Gift of Geoff and Vicki Ainsworth 2011. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program © Rosemary Laing
Wednesday 19 October 2011, 5.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Contemporary galleries
Free
Contemporary high tea and tour
The John Kaldor Family Gallery Collection
The new John Kaldor Family Gallery with Sol LeWitt’s Wall drawing #1091: arcs, circles and bands (room) 2003 © Estate of Sol LeWitt/ARS. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Sunday 20 November 2011, 1.15pm
Duration 2 hours
Location: Information desk
Charges apply
The spirit of our age
Art since the 1960s
Image: Gilbert & George Dig 2005 photograph and mixed media, John Kaldor Family Collection at the Art Gallery of New South Wales © Gilbert & George
Wednesdays, 26 October – 7 December 2011
(except 16 November)
6pm–7.30pm
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Charges apply
New, next, now
School holiday performance
Image: The Etcetera Duo in front of Ugo Rondinone clockwork for oracles 2011 (detail) © Ugo Rondinone
9-20 April 2012 (Mon – Fri), 11.30am
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free